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i heard mitch mcconnell and speaker banner say they don't want to shut down. no one wants a shutdown they said. not so. the tea party does want a shutdown. let me give you a couple of quotes. the government shutdown, that is i -- what i wanted to hear. the people in the audience applauded. you can get the tape. and, senator leahy said the government -- lee said a government shutdown was necessary. the list of tea party representatives who say they want to shut down his long but they can accomplish it on their own. they are aided and abetted by speaker banner. if speaker boehner is to say, you cannot have your way, the opens right back -- government opens right back. if he continues to aid the tea party, the government stays shut down. the real focus is not on the tea party. they want to shut down the government. the real focus is on speaker boehner. if he will finally resist the tea party, the government could open in about an hour. >> are you going to apologize? >> oh, to marlin, my sincere apologies if i have offended you. i don't know you but i don't want t
i heard mitch mcconnell and speaker banner say they don't want to shut down. no one wants a shutdown they said. not so. the tea party does want a shutdown. let me give you a couple of quotes. the government shutdown, that is i -- what i wanted to hear. the people in the audience applauded. you can get the tape. and, senator leahy said the government -- lee said a government shutdown was necessary. the list of tea party representatives who say they want to shut down his long but they can...
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other politicians, mitch mcconnell, has been an outspoken critic of obamacare. they are hearing from some politicians about how the law is really bad and will bring down america. they are hearing from other politicians about how this will be a great thing. a lot of consumers and people in kentucky are not surprisingly confused. host: we have got lines set up for those who are insured and those who are uninsured. host: lois is calling in. an independent on our uninsured line. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i am one of the uninsured persons. i would like to say that i have been on my job for like 10 years. i never could afford their insurance. this is even before obamacare. i have been on my job 10 years. i never took their insurance. the deductible is $25,000. the premium is too high. i always took the risk -- i cannot afford it. i have a family, i could not afford the insurance. i cannot wait until obamacare comes and i'm going to sign up first thing. we have to realize and be sensible that most employers' premium was always too -- i also have a
other politicians, mitch mcconnell, has been an outspoken critic of obamacare. they are hearing from some politicians about how the law is really bad and will bring down america. they are hearing from other politicians about how this will be a great thing. a lot of consumers and people in kentucky are not surprisingly confused. host: we have got lines set up for those who are insured and those who are uninsured. host: lois is calling in. an independent on our uninsured line. caller: good...
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even mitch mcconnell seemed he was like to move forward and individual republican senators said it was absurdity for the house republicans to be demanding house conferences and then they had the opportunity to do it and nothing is forth coming from the other side of the aisle. why is that the case? we have now figured it out. because you knew that the demand that you would make, because you are following a script from the junior senator from texas and others, would have been so extreme at a conference committee, that it would have been a futile legislative exercise, and you did not want that to be exposed to the american people. i think that's one of the only other conclusions we can draw at this moment with the benefit of behindsight with why in the world a conference committee was never appointed even though that is something you had been demanding, my good friends on the other side of the aisle, for the previous two years. and so the american people aren't going to be fooled by these 11th hour gimmicks. conference committee. what we need to do at this point is just pass a clean, con
even mitch mcconnell seemed he was like to move forward and individual republican senators said it was absurdity for the house republicans to be demanding house conferences and then they had the opportunity to do it and nothing is forth coming from the other side of the aisle. why is that the case? we have now figured it out. because you knew that the demand that you would make, because you are following a script from the junior senator from texas and others, would have been so extreme at a...
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following a weeks debate, republican leader mitch mcconnell and democratic leader harry read spoke on the floor before the senate voted. their comments run about 20 minutes. following the comments, the chamber voted both remove the language defining the healthcare law and to shorten the length of the continuing resolution to november 15. >> i'm not sure if you have a fax machine at home. not many americans do anymore. need to a lot of small businesses. so it seems a bit odd to tell small businesses they need to fax in enrollment forms for obama care. that is just what the obama administration is now doing. i might paraphrase the president. the 80s called and they want to health policy back. to be fair, snail mail is also an option. it looks like the presidents people will try to have the issue fixed soon, despite passing the law more than three years ago. sameagain, this is the president who told us that obama care is working the way it is supposed to, president obama said. those who are to have health care won't see many changes under this law. the same guy who promised us his health
following a weeks debate, republican leader mitch mcconnell and democratic leader harry read spoke on the floor before the senate voted. their comments run about 20 minutes. following the comments, the chamber voted both remove the language defining the healthcare law and to shorten the length of the continuing resolution to november 15. >> i'm not sure if you have a fax machine at home. not many americans do anymore. need to a lot of small businesses. so it seems a bit odd to tell small...
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john boehner hear mitch mcconnell and the other republicans say we don't want to default. but everybody knows, it is written about in all of the papers that their basic theory is, okay, if the shutdown doesn't work then we are going some extra con sentencings out of the president -- concessions out of the president. we will you the a long laundry list, all the things that we want that we can't get passed our own and if we don't get it, we will tell him we won't vote to pay the country's bills, we will let the country default. i'm not just making this up. is common knowledge. every report are here knows t -- every reporter here knows it. i want you understand the of this.nces as reckless as a government shutdown is, as many people are a governmenthe by shutdown, an economic shutdown wouldresults from default worse.matically in a government shutdown, social security checks still go out on time. in an economic shutdown if we don't raise the debt ceiling out on time.o in a government shutdown, disability benefits still arrive on time. in an economic shutdown, they don't. a gov
john boehner hear mitch mcconnell and the other republicans say we don't want to default. but everybody knows, it is written about in all of the papers that their basic theory is, okay, if the shutdown doesn't work then we are going some extra con sentencings out of the president -- concessions out of the president. we will you the a long laundry list, all the things that we want that we can't get passed our own and if we don't get it, we will tell him we won't vote to pay the country's bills,...
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it does seem mitch mcconnell has been less willing to be out there because he is worried he is being primary back in his home state of kentucky. we have all these. who do we negotiate with? >> i think the republican -- the problem is republicans are being controlled more by the tea party part of their group. they really don't want our democracy to function the way it is. harry reid uses the word anarchy. i don't know if i would go that far, but they came here to vote no. how do you function? that is what speaker boehner is dealing with. you're right? who do we -- you're right. who do we bargain with? more republicans are saying to me they feel strongly their party has to stand up to that faction, and i agree. i am a democrat. i want democrats to be in the majority, but in order to be a good country, we need a republican party who can negotiate with us, and we don't have that functioning right now, but i predict we will have a better republican party. >> so by midnight on sunday. >> you're going to get a continued resolution. i cannot imagine the republicans want the face of their par
it does seem mitch mcconnell has been less willing to be out there because he is worried he is being primary back in his home state of kentucky. we have all these. who do we negotiate with? >> i think the republican -- the problem is republicans are being controlled more by the tea party part of their group. they really don't want our democracy to function the way it is. harry reid uses the word anarchy. i don't know if i would go that far, but they came here to vote no. how do you...
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the relationship between harry reid, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi, and john boehner, and how it is pretty much off the rails. guest: it is an almost surreal scene to think that not only the leaders, boehner and read barely speaking, but their staff have such an acrimonious relationship. we are having a bit of trouble over at the national review's office. we will get that fixed and then come back and ask mr. costa to respond to your questions. we have a call from beverly. i would like to know, in all of this discussion, you do not hear about what the rich is giving up. doing,e tea party is they are hurting nothing but people from middle-class and down. what is the rich giving up? host: thank you. once mr. costa is back online, we will ask him that question. n from ohio. republican line. the 800,000 one of per load federal workers. host: what department do you work in? caller: an agency within the department of defense. my big concern, i have been watching c-span since we were furloughed. i have seen kindergartners act better. simple solution, sit down and talk. that is what they are there
the relationship between harry reid, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi, and john boehner, and how it is pretty much off the rails. guest: it is an almost surreal scene to think that not only the leaders, boehner and read barely speaking, but their staff have such an acrimonious relationship. we are having a bit of trouble over at the national review's office. we will get that fixed and then come back and ask mr. costa to respond to your questions. we have a call from beverly. i would like to know,...
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mcconnell, nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house of representatives, and the speaker of the house, john boehner. it's significant because it is the first time that the president will meet with congressional leadership on the issue of the funding of the government. also on the table will be raising the debt limit. our phone lines are opened at 202-585-3885. that's our line for republicans. and 202-585-3886 for democrats. if you are independent, 202-585-38le 7. we are also taking your comments on twitter page, the #c-spanchat. this is from ashley to says, does any of these ripives parents teach them how to play well with others? joining us live on the phone is john who is following all of this for politico as congressional reporter and editor. thanks very much for being with us. john, are you with us? >> i am, can you hear me? >> walk us through what we can expect during the course of the afternoon. we just wrapped up the house rules committee. we now know that this legislation is going to the house floor. what then happens? >> we are going to see a rally by house democrats at
mcconnell, nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house of representatives, and the speaker of the house, john boehner. it's significant because it is the first time that the president will meet with congressional leadership on the issue of the funding of the government. also on the table will be raising the debt limit. our phone lines are opened at 202-585-3885. that's our line for republicans. and 202-585-3886 for democrats. if you are independent, 202-585-38le 7. we are also taking your...
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look like mitch mcconnell and aaron rodgers, they ought to be kicked out of kentucky on this. i have social security. i can't even afford insurance when i get my house stuff done. if my wife didn't work, we couldn't even have nothing to eat. they need to be kicked from out of kentucky. both of them. next time i vote, i will vote democrat. >> thanks for the call. from kentucky, the president did travel to rockville, maryland, to hold an event at a construction company to highlight impact the shutdown is having on small businesses. that event has been posted on our website at c-span.org. we also heard from the republican leader in the house of representatives, eric cantor. that's also available online. edward from hendersonville, north carolina, republican line. good morning. >> good morning. good day. i just want to say i heard president obama speak earlier, and he said for congress to send a clean c.r. get the government started back up. then they would negotiate. he doesn't want to negotiate. none of the democrats want to negotiate. they are rock solid. on delaying obamacare,
look like mitch mcconnell and aaron rodgers, they ought to be kicked out of kentucky on this. i have social security. i can't even afford insurance when i get my house stuff done. if my wife didn't work, we couldn't even have nothing to eat. they need to be kicked from out of kentucky. both of them. next time i vote, i will vote democrat. >> thanks for the call. from kentucky, the president did travel to rockville, maryland, to hold an event at a construction company to highlight impact...